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2. EthicalIssues n
3. Legal Issues n
4. Genetic Issues n
5. Patientand FamilyEducation n n n
6. PsychosocialAlterationsandManagement n n n
7. NutritionAlterationsand Management n n n
8. Pain and Pain Management n n n
9. Sedation,Agitation, and DeliriumManagement n n n n
10. End-of-Life Care n
Unit2: Cardiovascular Alterations
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11. CardiovascularAnatomyandPhysiology n n n
12. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment n n
13. Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures n n
14. Cardiovascular Disorders n
15. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management n n
Unit 3: Pulmonary Alterations
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16. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology n n n
17. PulmonaryClinical Assessment n n
18. PulmonaryDiagnosticProcedures n n
19. Pulmonary Disorders n
20. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management n n
Unit 4: Neurologic Alterations
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23. Neurologic Disorders andTherapeutic Management
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Unit 5: Kidney Alterations
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24. KidneyAnatomy and Physiology
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25. KidneyClinicalAssessmentandDiagnostic Procedures
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26. KidneyDisorders andTherapeutic Management
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Unit 6: Gastrointestinal Alterations
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29. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management n n n n
Unit 7: Endocrine Alterations
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30. Endocrine Anatomyand Physiology
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31. EndocrineClinical AssessmentandDiagnostic Procedures
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32. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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Unit 8:Multisystem Alterations
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33. Trauma
34. Shock,Sepsis,and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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35. Burns
36. Organ Donation and Transplantation
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Unit 9: Special Populations
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38. The Obstetric Patient
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39. ThePediatric Patient
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40. The Older Adult Patient
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41. ThePerianesthesia Patient
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, Chapter01:Critical CareNursing Practice
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MULTIPLE CHOICE n
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured
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a. Intensivecare n
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C n
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients. Triage
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wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital.
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n Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care units.
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n OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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n MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and manages
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n complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses n
b. Advanced practice nurses n n
c. Clinical nurse leaders n n
d. Intensivists
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Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their
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n specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical
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n practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care
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n providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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PTS: 1 n DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering n n REF: p. 2 n n
n OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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n MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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